CRIMINAL APPEAL NO
The conviction for statutory rape was upheld as evidence established the victim's age as 16, the appellant was not her husband, and he admitted to sexual intercourse; corroboration and consent are legally irrelevant under section 130.
- Citation
- CRIMINAL APPEAL NO
- Parties
- Appellant: Mashaka Japhet Haonga; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Statutory Rape, Abduction, Proof of Age, Consent, Corroboration, Admissibility of Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mashaka Japhet Haonga
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for rape was properly upheld based on evidence and legal standards
- 2 Whether the appellant's grounds of appeal regarding age, consent, and corroboration were valid
- 3 Whether the defence was properly considered by the lower courts
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction for statutory rape was upheld as evidence established the victim's age as 16, the appellant was not her husband, and he admitted to sexual intercourse; corroboration and consent are legally irrelevant under section 130.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentence for rape upheld
- appellant to compensate victim TZS 500,000.00
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